Recording map device



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Patented Jan. 22, 1946 :UNITED STAT Es PTE" ;oiFFicfff RCORDINGMAPIEVIC* i l J` "72 z I 'William Blitz, New York, v i ,i H i Apiiicafionrivlay 1, 1944,v 'serial No; :43,;3912-y i zclaims. c1.3'f -'.6s) i' i This invention relates to new and useful im-4 For. further comprehension of the invention,,

and of the objects and; advantages thereof, ref

erepncewill' be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended clairns in which the various novelfeatures of the invention are more particularly set for-th.. g

In the accompanying drawings forming a ma? terial part of this'dsclosure- Fig. 1 is a front view of a map device constructed in accordance with this invention, two tools for employment with the map device als being shown.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the device of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section of a portion of the device of Fig. 1 taken on the line 3-3 thereof.

Figs. 4 and 5 are front views of two tools adapted tobe employed with the mapping device.

Fig. 6 is a front view of a map device constructed in accordance with a modification of this invention. i

Fig. 7 is a section on the line 'll of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the T-square having a compass shown in Fig. 6.

The map device shown in Figs. 1-3 according to this invention, comprises a base IO .which may be a sheet of cardboard. A sheet of material II having an outer plastic face |2 is secured to base Ill. Sheet ll may be a sheet of cardboard having a layer of white translucent wax adhering to its outer face, or it may be a sheet of black 01' colored cardboard with a coating of white translucent Wax. A thin Semi-transparent map l3 is disposed over the sheet ll with its printed face directed outwardly. The map may be printed, for example on Semi-transparent paper, such as waxed paper or on a foil of rub-ber hydrochloride. Other materials suitable for the map are the following plastics or paper coated therewith: polyvinyl chloride; polyvinyl acetate; polyvinyl formal; polyvinyl alcohol. The map is covered with a fiexible sheet of transparent material |4 having a smooth, glossy outer face such as Celluloid or Cellophane. The following substances the plastic.

provide a suitable :cover plate: cellulose acetate; celluloseacetate .butyrate; ethyl cellulosve; regenerated ce1lulose;'gelatine.

The .threesheets ,of material :may be fastened to the base IO .in anydesired Vmanner.v In1 thev device shown, the: map is folded over the sheet I I atthe top and 'bottom edges and gluedV to the .back of isheet rthereby 'leaving the entire map freeffromV the outer face of sheet '11,17 Sheet M is secured tosheet atlits top and bottomedges by adhesive` strips l'5, thus leaving the sheet 14 Ventirelyjree from the outer face of-the map.

The-adlesive strips' are glued to the base.A Thus the three sheets are secured together. and,` to the base only at their top and bottomgedges- Thus the; map may' not be lifted at its, bottom 'to objliterate the lines, which must be'done in a man,- ne71','presentlyto,appear:V z Sheet; I l' ic,.--ir9vide.df with-two oppcsit thurmb tween the map and the sheet H for a purpose presently to appear.

A ruler or tool ll having a scale of miles printed as the line A, Fig. 1, across the outer face of the sheet M with the pencil |8, map 13 may be pressed against the plastic covering of sheet ll along such point or line, and the map will adhere to the plastic covering so that the colored plastic will be visible through the Semi-transparent map.

Also, entirely black areas may be caused to show.

through the map by pressing these 4areas onto When it is desired to remove certain dots, lines or areas showing through the map, it is merely necessary to lift the map away from the plastic with the tool ll, the slots 16 .facilitating this operation especially by providing means for inserting the tool ll to obliterate certain of the lines which are to be removed.

Thus the mapping device may be employed for quickly recording changes on a map without vthe necessity of erasing from or actually changing or defacing the map itself. For instance, suppose the map shows a country in which a wargis being fought and the battle line is ever changing from na-ted andthe map pressed directly into; the p1astic by direcncontact'oflthe too1z|8with the oute'ri face of the map.

The scale of miles on tool l'l maybe employed z to accurately determine the extent of advance of i the aforesaid army or the change in boundary 'ofV -acountry. w

In the modification of the invention shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the constructionof the map; device!v is similar to that previously described except thatthe sheet ll' having the plastic black WaxV coat; ingtz' issubstantially: aszthi'ck as the basesheet to! and is gmea thereto, *anatwomarginai grooves, 19 and 20 are formed in sheetfl" *at right angl'e's to andinterceptingeach othen- These groove's 19 and 2m form guideways for two 'r-sq-uares 2=|. and

-Each 'If-square 'includes-al-woodenflhead- 23 andf a transparentcelluloidirmer 24 on` which a scal'e ofmi1es1ismarked. The ru-Ieris secured tov theLhead by:solve-ws:225 and the nea'dis adapt'ed to slideiin itsguideway.V At appr'oximately the cen:V ter'of ythefruler' of 'Fi-square' Zl-v (best shown in Figf 8)' there isprovided a transparent compass 26- with the eight prineipall points of the Compass! markedthereom -'Ifhe operation-of? ``this -f'orm of devicev is substantially Ii-kethef operation of vthe'devieeof Fig's. 11-3; T 'I'he-'F-squares 'provide easi-Iy operated means forrmarking and determini'ng points on themapf and thescompass-facilitates operation by t moreae'curately: determining'directions; Asithe' impressure to removablfy' record changes on` said'VV rulers and compass are transparent, 'they do not interfere with the complete visibility of the map.

It is to be understood that this device may also 'be used by students who may fill in certain missing data such as state border lines, rivers, etc., on maps which are incomplete in other respects than the indicating of cities or other fixed localities.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understandl that I do not limit myself to the precise Iconstructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as deo fined in the appended claims.

15' g clairn asnewand desire to secure by United States Having thus described my invention, what I Letters Patent is:

1. A' device` of the type described comprising a sheet having a plastic coating and two grooves at right ngles to each other, a Semi-transparent map superposed on said eoating, said coa'ting and-map being adapted upon impressure of saidV map against saidcoating' to' ad'here along the' lines of impressure to removably record: changes on saidmap without defacing same, and'a transparent TL square siidahiy moim-tea in each' of' saidgrooves and-crossirrgeaei other:

2-. A device of' the type desci-'ibed comprisng a Sheet having a plastic'- coatirig and two groovesat right angles tofea'chother; a; semi-transparent map''superposed-v onsaid coating, said coating andmap being adapted upon impressum of said map againstv sa-idlV coating to adherealong the lines of map without defaci-ng same; andatransparent T- square-slidabiy mounted each of' said gro'ov'es' and crossing' each-other, 'each' of said- 'rsquare including-a transparentseaiez; jl

WILIAM BLITZ. 

